People Business Partner

About Engine

At Engine, we're transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. Our platform brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place. More than 30,000 companies rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. We are cash flow positive with rapid growth, offering exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation. Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America.

About the Role

As a People Business Partner at Engine, you will own the People partnership for a defined client group—from individual contributors up through Sr Managers—within one of our fastest-moving parts of the business. You will coach and advise managers, run core people cycles, handle employee relations with objectivity, fairness, and empathy, and manage the tactical work that keeps the org healthy. You will work alongside a Sr People Business Partner who owns the most senior and strategic layer, allowing you to focus on everything below that line and escalate cleanly when needed.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and coach people managers up to Sr Manager on team health, performance, development, and day-to-day people decisions—earning credibility and influencing sound outcomes.
• Bring business context to your partnership: understand your client group's operational and financial goals, and align People programs and processes to them.
• Run the core people cycles end-to-end—performance reviews, calibration prep, comp cycle, and org-health insights—coaching managers through each.
• Own employee relations from IC through Sr Manager: handle grievances and conflict with empathy and fairness, navigate difficult topics, and escalate complex or senior-level matters to PBP leadership.
• Consult with managers on team-level structure and effectiveness, and partner with the Sr PBP on larger org changes.
• Interpret org-health data to find root causes, anticipate risks, and give managers clear, actionable insight.
• Execute org and change initiatives independently as needed, and in partnership with PBP Leaders, using data and context to keep transitions moving.
• Translate policy and compliance into everyday practice, escalating higher-risk matters appropriately.
• Manage the tactical workload end-to-end—HiBob workforce planning and reqs, headcount reconciliation, JD and Greenhouse support, on/offboarding, transitions, and termination prep—and provide backup coverage for a paired team so no group goes dark.
• Communicate clearly and build trust across teams, coaching managers on how to communicate through change.

Requirements

• 4–6 years in HRBP / People Partner roles with direct client-group support and hands-on manager coaching—including at least 2 years supporting either a Product Development org (Engineering, Data, Product) or a GTM / Revenue org (Sales, Finance, Business Development) in a high-growth environment.
• Practical employee-relations experience through mid-management, with sound judgment on when to act and when to escalate.
• Strong organization and process discipline—comfortable owning cyclical people processes end-to-end.
• Business acumen to connect People work to what the business is trying to achieve.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders to influence outcomes.
• Fluency with HRIS, ATS, and analytics tools (e.g., HiBob, Greenhouse, Looker, or similar).
• Comfortable in a rapidly changing environment, able to manage multiple priorities and pivot as needed.

Pay

Our compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, total compensation may include equity and/or variable pay (OTE).

Base Pay Range: $110,000—$140,000 USD

Benefits

We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Full benefits—visit engine.com/culture for details.

Environments for Success: We offer a hybrid-hub model to support different role needs. Whether you are in one of our offices or fully remote, we ensure you have what you need to succeed. Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and other factors.